BigBlue4u Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 Here is the list of the 2026 buyouts. Anyone want to guess how many will be working the post season? · C.B. Bucknor . · Laz Diaz · Brian O’Nora · Lance Barksdale · Marvin Hudson · Tony Randazzo · Andy Fletcher Quote
johnnyg08 Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 Probably not all of them...but I bet some of them will be. Quote
dumbdumb Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 article says season not post season, so i would assume none, but if word season includes post season we basically only have one more list to look at for a chance https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/07/05/jacob-misiorowski-all-star-game-brewers-rain-mlb/90805897007/ so to be fair, who on the major, mid major and low major Collegiate umpire conferences next year with a list, can we guess on how many will be working post season, or and a list of High Schools in each state with a list to chose from that to be guessing they will be working post season, or liitle league with a list to guess from that will be working post season. and could we get a list of those to guess from that will be new MLBU crew chiefs next year. and guess which ones of the below will get the new 7 jobs on the staff next year sleeve No./total prior yrs. as call up/total games after 2025 no#-maybe now# bold are new stats for 2026 with # worked as the PU and B/S averages John Bacon 70/7/426 17/92.0 Evin Johnson Brock Ballou 41/4/254 22/93.7 Louie Krupa 17/94.5 Steven Jaschinski 65/1/20 19/94.4 Felix Neon 8/92.5 James Jean 61/2/124 27/93.8 Austin Snow Edwin Jime(slash on e)nez 75/3/288 18/93.8 Sean Sparling Austin Jones 77/2/157 21/94.3 Pete Talkington Tyler Jones 39/1/24 24/94.4 Mitch Trzeciak Dexter Kelly 56/1/15 21/94.4 Bryan Van Vranken Jacob Metz 94/3/195 21/93.2 Charlie Welling Jonathan Parra 30/2/125 16/93.5 Dillon Wilson 11/95 Jen Pawol 95/1/20 13/92.1 Derek Thomas 53/3/314. 21/94.2 Willie Traynor 45/1/66. 32/93.9 Quote
dumbdumb Posted October 1 Report Posted October 1 12 hours ago, BigBlue4u said: Here is the list of the 2026 buyouts. Anyone want to guess how many will be working the post season? · C.B. Bucknor . · Laz Diaz · Brian O’Nora · Lance Barksdale · Marvin Hudson · Tony Randazzo · Andy Fletcher but i imagine from this old 2004 contract in which the categories have still pretty much stayed the same, just the amount of money has changed over time, they are still receiving that $23,000 bonus, as long as the playoffs are played, and maybe/probably more after 22 years and 5 contracts later, with an negotiated enhanced pension 22 years later now, and an enhanced severance since 2004. https://a.espncdn.com/mlb/news/2000/0905/725407.html Quote
dumbdumb Posted October 2 Report Posted October 2 On 9/30/2026 at 6:52 PM, BigBlue4u said: Here is the list of the 2026 buyouts. Anyone want to guess how many will be working the post season? · C.B. Bucknor . · Laz Diaz · Brian O’Nora · Lance Barksdale · Marvin Hudson · Tony Randazzo · Andy Fletcher 1--marvin hudson in video review if the associated press is correct and not fake news added later and after a year off, bill miller will be in the mix for an LCS but not the WS and a tie with a couple more recent umps with 6 WS and will A.M. join the more recent MLBU group with 6 WS since he has a DS right now and his last WS was in 2023 and will he be able to tie Al Barlick with 7 or even get more before retirement, or will they let the other CCs get a 2nd or 3rd WS. could Blaser get a WS this year and then a CC next year Quote
BigBlue4u Posted October 5 Author Report Posted October 5 On 9/30/2026 at 6:55 PM, dumbdumb said: article says season not post season, so i would assume none, but if word season includes post season we basically only have one more list to look at for a chance https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/07/05/jacob-misiorowski-all-star-game-brewers-rain-mlb/90805897007/ so to be fair, who on the major, mid major and low major Collegiate umpire conferences next year with a list, can we guess on how many will be working post season, or and a list of High Schools in each state with a list to chose from that to be guessing they will be working post season, or liitle league with a list to guess from that will be working post season. and could we get a list of those to guess from that will be new MLBU crew chiefs next year. and guess which ones of the below will get the new 7 jobs on the staff next year sleeve No./total prior yrs. as call up/total games after 2025 no#-maybe now# bold are new stats for 2026 with # worked as the PU and B/S averages John Bacon 70/7/426 17/92.0 Evin Johnson Brock Ballou 41/4/254 22/93.7 Louie Krupa 17/94.5 Steven Jaschinski 65/1/20 19/94.4 Felix Neon 8/92.5 James Jean 61/2/124 27/93.8 Austin Snow Edwin Jime(slash on e)nez 75/3/288 18/93.8 Sean Sparling Austin Jones 77/2/157 21/94.3 Pete Talkington Tyler Jones 39/1/24 24/94.4 Mitch Trzeciak Dexter Kelly 56/1/15 21/94.4 Bryan Van Vranken Jacob Metz 94/3/195 21/93.2 Charlie Welling Jonathan Parra 30/2/125 16/93.5 Dillon Wilson 11/95 Jen Pawol 95/1/20 13/92.1 Derek Thomas 53/3/314. 21/94.2 Willie Traynor 45/1/66. 32/93.9 On 10/2/2026 at 2:49 PM, dumbdumb said: 1--marvin hudson in video review if the associated press is correct and not fake news added later and after a year off, bill miller will be in the mix for an LCS but not the WS and a tie with a couple more recent umps with 6 WS and will A.M. join the more recent MLBU group with 6 WS since he has a DS right now and his last WS was in 2023 and will he be able to tie Al Barlick with 7 or even get more before retirement, or will they let the other CCs get a 2nd or 3rd WS. could Blaser get a WS this year and then a CC next year dumbdumb..nice work. That must have taken a lot of time to put that post together. Quote
Marcus6 Posted Saturday at 03:05 AM Report Posted Saturday at 03:05 AM On 9/30/2026 at 9:55 PM, dumbdumb said: article says season not post season, so i would assume none, but if word season includes post season we basically only have one more list to look at for a chance https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/07/05/jacob-misiorowski-all-star-game-brewers-rain-mlb/90805897007/ so to be fair, who on the major, mid major and low major Collegiate umpire conferences next year with a list, can we guess on how many will be working post season, or and a list of High Schools in each state with a list to chose from that to be guessing they will be working post season, or liitle league with a list to guess from that will be working post season. and could we get a list of those to guess from that will be new MLBU crew chiefs next year. and guess which ones of the below will get the new 7 jobs on the staff next year sleeve No./total prior yrs. as call up/total games after 2025 no#-maybe now# bold are new stats for 2026 with # worked as the PU and B/S averages John Bacon 70/7/426 17/92.0 Evin Johnson Brock Ballou 41/4/254 22/93.7 Louie Krupa 17/94.5 Steven Jaschinski 65/1/20 19/94.4 Felix Neon 8/92.5 James Jean 61/2/124 27/93.8 Austin Snow Edwin Jime(slash on e)nez 75/3/288 18/93.8 Sean Sparling Austin Jones 77/2/157 21/94.3 Pete Talkington Tyler Jones 39/1/24 24/94.4 Mitch Trzeciak Dexter Kelly 56/1/15 21/94.4 Bryan Van Vranken Jacob Metz 94/3/195 21/93.2 Charlie Welling Jonathan Parra 30/2/125 16/93.5 Dillon Wilson 11/95 Jen Pawol 95/1/20 13/92.1 Derek Thomas 53/3/314. 21/94.2 Willie Traynor 45/1/66. 32/93.9 My guesses are: Bacon, Ballou, Jimenez, Thomas, Jean, Austin Jones, and Metz. I’ve heard that 200 games is an important call up milestone. Bacon is a tough call (he was up for a lot of 2025 and not as much in 2026) but why keep him hanging around? And he’s older. I do think that Jaschinski, Parra, Tyler Jones, Traynor, and Pawol will be part of a future wave of new hires. I don’t see how they release Pawol. Quote
dumbdumb Posted Saturday at 01:55 PM Report Posted Saturday at 01:55 PM 12 hours ago, Marcus6 said: My guesses are: Bacon, Ballou, Jimenez, Thomas, Jean, Austin Jones, and Metz. I’ve heard that 200 games is an important call up milestone. Bacon is a tough call (he was up for a lot of 2025 and not as much in 2026) but why keep him hanging around? And he’s older. I do think that Jaschinski, Parra, Tyler Jones, Traynor, and Pawol will be part of a future wave of new hires. I don’t see how they release Pawol. i would say anyone at all getting a recommendations from Ted Barrett, Paul Nauert and Marvin Hudson in which Pawol did get from all 3, along with others getting the 3's recommendations over the years, would have a very very very good chance of getting a very very very good look throughout their career path of possibly becoming a MLBU candidate or future MLBU. articles below if they are not paywall??? https://www.nfhs.org/stories/it-all-started-here-jen-pawol. article that mentions Nauert, and Hudson too https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2024/02/nj-women-set-to-work-spring-training-on-verge-of-breaking-mlb-umpire-gender-barrier.html so, is that 200 games the breakpoint i have been asking about for years, of getting a full 2 years service credit as a MLBU?? (as per the amount in the MLBU CBO which would have been bargained for). Quote
Marcus6 Posted Saturday at 05:35 PM Report Posted Saturday at 05:35 PM 3 hours ago, dumbdumb said: i would say anyone at all getting a recommendations from Ted Barrett, Paul Nauert and Marvin Hudson in which Pawol did get from all 3, along with others getting the 3's recommendations over the years, would have a very very very good chance of getting a very very very good look throughout their career path of possibly becoming a MLBU candidate or future MLBU. articles below if they are not paywall??? https://www.nfhs.org/stories/it-all-started-here-jen-pawol. article that mentions Nauert, and Hudson too https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2024/02/nj-women-set-to-work-spring-training-on-verge-of-breaking-mlb-umpire-gender-barrier.html so, is that 200 games the breakpoint i have been asking about for years, of getting a full 2 years service credit as a MLBU?? (as per the amount in the MLBU CBO which would have been bargained for). A young MLB umpire told me (recent new hire) that 200 game mark as a call up is kinda when they know and aren’t surprised. Obviously with something like this wave of retirements, there will be people hired with less than 200. Who knows?😂😀 A Traynor hire now wouldn’t be surprising since he jumped so much in MiLB but who knows how these decisions are actually being made? Quote
Velho Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM Report Posted Saturday at 07:24 PM I'm biased from having met him multiple times and knowing a lot of folks that are close to him and his family (father is an umpire too) but I'm optimistic Traitor will get it. His bosses seem to like him. Was told that TPTB were working hard to get Traynor to magical 200 games (as @Marcus6 referenced). My gut says Bacon would have gotten it if he was ever going to but we'll see. It may well be an up or out offseason for him. Not sure they'd ben setting Pawol up for success if they promote her now. Total stats from pointing the robot at Baseball Almanac https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/umpire.php?p=traynwi88 Umpire Total Games HP Games John Bacon 498 111 Derek Thomas 410 95 Edwin Jiménez 352 81 Brock Ballou 337 78 Jacob Metz 278 61 Austin Jones 255 57 James Jean 228 53 Willie Traynor 197 47 Jonathan Parra 187 43 Tyler Jones 128 29 Steven Jaschinski 98 20 Jen Pawol 75 19 Louie Krupa 70 17 Dillon Wilson 44 9 Felix Neon 26 8 Evin Johnson N/A N/A Austin Snow N/A N/A Sean Sparling N/A N/A Pete Talkington N/A N/A Mitch Trzeciak N/A N/A Dexter Kelly N/A N/A Bryan Van Vranken N/A N/A Charlie Welling N/A N/A Quote
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